WAHA ASSOCIATION FALL LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SESSIONS AUGUST 3-4, 2018

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1 WAHA ASSOCIATION FALL LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SESSIONS AUGUST 3-4, 2018 FRIDAY AUGUST 3 TIME/ROOM JEFFERSON GRANT LINCOLN 5:00 6:00 pm Pre-Registration Session #1: 6:00 8:00 pm Grow Girls Hockey Forum SafeSport Certification How to Coach Goalies 8:00 11:00 pm SOCIAL GATHERING FOR ALL ATTENDING THE WORKSHOP Rooms: Grant & Lincoln SATURDAY AUGUST 4 TIME/ROOM JEFFERSON GRANT WASHINGTON LINCOLN 7:00 8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:00 8:20 am Welcome and Opening Remarks Session #1: 8:30 9:30 am Dos and Don ts of 8U (Mite) Hockey Pitfalls to Avoid as You Develop the Complete Hockey Player Registrar s Updates Managing Player Safety Session #2: 9:45 10:45 am Financial Responsibilities as Association Board Officers Disabled Hockey Get Everyone on the Ice Tenure, Advancement, & Other Registration Changes for Officials Coaching Techniques for Improved Results 11:00-11:30 am Keynote Speaker 11:30 1:15 pm Sit Down Lunch Followed by the WAHA Annual Meeting Session #3: 1:30 2:20 pm Local Discipline, Grievance & Due Process Grass Roots (nonelite) Player Development Coaching Goalies Selecting Teams and Assigning Coaches. Round Table Discussion Session #4: 2:30 3:30 pm Following Your By-Laws is a Must Tier I Player Development How to Run a State Tournament Club Excellence 3:30 pm Return Evaluations and Get Refund

2 Session Overviews Session #1 Topics (6:00 PM) Grow Girls Hockey Forum Friday August 3 PRESENTERS: Jeremy Gesicki, Region 4 Director, Bob Normand (Facilitator), Region 1 Director, Andy Bradford, Central District Player Development, Ann Ninnemann, Lauren Smith, UWSP player. Alicia Pelton-Byce The panel will present on the state of girl's hockey in Wisconsin and seek input from the audience on how to increase participation and opportunities for girls. SafeSport Certification PRESENTER: Chuck Anger, Region 6 Director and WAHA SafeSport Coordinator This session should be attended by Association Presidents, Officers or SafeSport Coordinators and will cover new rules and procedures that the US Olympic Committee has mandated for all Nation Governing Bodies (USA Hockey) and its Affiliates (WAHA). It will also cover the process and procedures for dealing with SafeSport complaints from investigation through due process. There will be an opportunity to have a group Q&A on the challenges dealing with bullying. How to Coach Goalies PRESENTER: Larry Clemens, Tyler Lewis, Tanner Milliron The presenters are USA Hockey goalie coaches. They will present a two-hour session on how to coach goalies.

3 Friday August 3 Session #1 Topics (8:30 AM) Dos and Don ts of Mite (8U) Hockey PRESENTER: Don Bradford, Section Director for Mites (8U) Pitfalls to Avoid as You Develop the Complete Hockey Player PRESENTER: Paul Caufield, Region 2 Director and WAHA Coaching Director Registrar s Updates PRESENTER: Tom Hansen, USA Hockey Central District Registrar This presentation will review the process for claiming players and making teams for the upcoming season with the USA Hockey software. Will include what needs to be completed for managers and coaches to be placed on teams. Will also go over the transfer process, "playing down," and any other duties that the registrar may need to do. Managing Player Safety PRESENTER: Chuck Anger, Region 6 Director and WAHA SafeSport Coordinator

4 Session #2 Topics (9:45 AM) Financial Responsibilities as Association Board Officers PRESENTER: Tom Slocum, WAHA Treasurer and Dean Dietrich, WAHA Legal Counsel Fulfil your association s fiscal responsibility to its members using sound financial policies and controls. Will also identify and discuss fiduciary duties that Board members must exercise in this Board capacity. Disabled Hockey Get Everyone on the Ice PRESENTER: Brad Roethlisberger, WAHA Disabled Hockey Director Learn about the various disciplines of Disabled Hockey and how to start a program in your area. Tenure, Advancement, & Other Registration Changes for Officials PRESENTERS: Tim Richter, WAHA Referee-in-Chief; Duffy Dyer, WHOA Educational Coordinator; Bill Conybear, WHOA Region 4 Director At the USA Hockey Annual Congress in June, a number of changes were made to registration requirements for USA hockey officials. Come to this informative session regarding these changes and what they mean for officials in your youth hockey association. Coaching Techniques for Improved Results PRESENTER: Sean Goldsworthy, National Director for USA Hockey-IntellGym. The implementation of multiple puck drills to improve communication and passing. In addition, the use of indirect passing drills to create time and space for both zone entry and low offense tactics.

5 Session #3 Topics (1:30 PM) Local Discipline, Grievance & Due Process PRESENTERS: John Hack, WAHA Discipline Committee Chairman and Dean Dietrich WAHA Legal Counsel Will address the issues involved in complaints, grievances, disciplinary actions, hearings and appeals and the use of the procedures provided for in USA Hockey Bylaw 10 to resolve these issues in accordance with due process. Grass Roots (non-elite) Player Development PRESENTER: Dan Jablonic, USA Hockey ADM Regional (Chicago) Director Coaching Goalies PRESENTERS: Zach Woodman, Larry Clemens Selecting Teams and Assigning Coaches. Round Table Discussion PRESENTERS: Discuss various philosophies about how to assign players and coaches to teams.

6 Session #4 Topics (2:30 PM) Following Your By-Laws is a Must PRESENTER: Dean Dietrich, WAHA Legal Counsel This program will discuss procedures to be used by a local association for successful operation of their association. Discussion will include how to implement and follow bylaws for the local association as well as procedures to be followed for dealing with local association business. Answers will be provided to legal questions regarding the role and responsibilities of a board of directors. Tier I Player Development PRESENTERS: Mike Larabell, Boys & Girls Team Wisconsin Director; Dave Witting, Player Development Director and Team Wisconsin Coach; Andy Bradford, Central District Girls Player Development Learn how elite players (boys and girls) move through WAHA s and USA Hockey s development programs. How to Run a State Tournament PRESENTER: Jerry Kennedy, Region 4 Director and WAHA State Tournament Committee Chairman This presentation will cover all aspects of what is involved for a host Association to run a successful and fun State Tournament. Club Excellence PRESENTER: Kevin Erlanbach, USA Hockey Assistant Executive Director Club Excellence is an online portal system designed to help hockey associations organize for success. The portal walks youth hockey leadership through the day-to-day of running a successful hockey association.